Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

It will rain tomorrow, so Lin Xia will not go into the forest, so he plans to dig more Panax notoginseng today. When he got there, he immediately sent Da Zhuang and Ah Huang to sharpen the herbs, and he started digging for herbs.

Thanks to his considerable experience and powerful collecting tools, Lin Xia's efficiency today was quite good. In less than two hours, he had already dug nearly two hundred kilograms. Almost all the old Panax notoginseng in this field had been collected. As for the rest, Lin Xia did not plan to continue collecting it and would leave it for next year.

After packing up the Panax notoginseng, Lin Xia took out his bow and arrow and put it on his back. It had been a long time since he went hunting, so Lin Xia planned to practice today. He had only used his bow and arrow a few times since it was upgraded to gold level, and he relied entirely on traps for hunting. It was time to practice his proficiency.

Lin Xia filled up the previous traps because no prey had been caught for a long time, to prevent animals from being caught and accidentally injuring people.

Holding the bow in his hand, Lin Xia walked forward cautiously. Recently, there were still many animals in the mountains, and they were well-nourished, so they were all fat and strong. For example, the roe deer running past him -

"Swoosh~" Lin Xia's two golden arrows brushed past the roe deer's body and shot in front of it. The frightened roe deer turned around and ran back, but when it saw Lin Xia, it turned around again.

Lin Xia was extremely depressed after missing two arrows. It seemed that he should not give up hunting. He had not used the bow for a few days and his hands were like this. He missed two arrows.

Lin Xia immediately replaced the arrow and shot again. The roe deer was quite agile in jumping in the forest and barely dodged it. It turned again. At this moment, a startled pheasant suddenly jumped out from the bushes and pounced on the roe deer in the face. The roe deer was completely frightened this time and jumped back reflexively, just in time to meet the two arrows that Lin Xia shot. One arrow hit its fat butt and the other hit its stomach.

The golden arrow's technique was not as poor as Lin Xia's, and its lethality was still acceptable. The roe deer fell to the ground with a wail, and after kicking its legs twice, it was completely dead.

Lin Xia rushed forward and was met with a pair of contemptuous looks. That's right, the pheasant that had made such a great contribution was none other than their own comrade Da Zhuang, and at this moment Ah Huang was also wagging his tail wildly at Da Zhuang, expressing his admiration for him.

Lin Xia tried hard to pretend nothing had happened and put the roe deer into the space, then continued to move forward, fully demonstrating that as long as she was thick-skinned, she would be invincible.

Along the way, Ah Huang, led by Da Zhuang, rushed around recklessly, scaring away countless chickens and birds. Lin Xia followed the idea that there was no need to be picky about targets when practicing archery, so as long as there was a living thing flying up, he would just draw his bow!

After more than an hour of continuous practice, the results were quite gratifying. From missing both arrows at the beginning, to just hitting the surface later, and finally hitting one out of two, Lin Xia was still very satisfied.

As long as she works harder, I believe it will be no problem to kill four birds with two birds!

Finally, Lin Xia left the forest with 2 pheasants, 8 birds, 26 pheasant eggs and Ah Huang who was accidentally injured on the way. Of course, before leaving, Lin Xia took Da Zhuang and Ah Huang to pick up all the arrows that had been shot. These arrows that cost a huge amount of money should not be wasted unless it was absolutely necessary!

On the way back, Lin Xia kept teaching Ah Huang: "You should be more careful in the future and learn more from Da Zhuang. When you see my arrows flying towards you, you should be smart enough to dodge them. Although these arrows are our own, they won't recognize you when they fly out. They will stab anyone they see. Do you understand?"

Ah Huang wagged his tail and nodded repeatedly.

"Also, next time you get hurt because of your slowness and waste my potions, I'll take away your snacks!"

"Ah~" Ah Huang lowered his head dejectedly, looking unhappy.

Dazhuang walked in front with his head held high. He had made a great contribution this time and could not be criticized.

"Da Zhuang~Your performance was okay this time, but~"

What's wrong? Da Zhuang is unhappy. You little brat, you have such a crappy skill, and you still have the nerve to criticize me. If it weren't for me, the roe deer would have run away long ago.

"Next time you have to take good care of Ah Huang and learn tactical coordination. If you two didn't cooperate poorly, would I have to shoot so many arrows?" Lin Xia said shamelessly, "Look, because of your poor teaching, the three of us spent so much time looking for and collecting arrows. It will be dark by the time we get back!"

Da Zhuang: I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen such a shameless person. He is not good at archery and is stingy, yet he blames us...

As Lin Xia reviewed the battle along the way, the man and his two pets returned to the ranch before 7 o'clock in the evening. The chickens returned to the chicken coop and the dog returned to the doghouse. Lin Xia also sent the animals back to their respective houses and put away the sweet potatoes that were drying outside, because it was going to rain at night.

Lin Xia went to the fields to pick some sweet potato vines and made a dish of stir-fried sweet potato vines in the evening. Lin Xia also picked some particularly tender sweet potato leaves and made some sweet potato leaf egg drop soup, and added roasted sweet potatoes and two spicy roasted birds. It was a delicious meal!

Lin Xia took the remaining vine leaves to the pigpen to feed the piglets as a snack.

When I got up the next day, it was drizzling outside the window. As the saying goes, every autumn rain brings a chill. I guess after this rain stops, the weather will probably be much cooler again.

Lin Xia ate steamed buns and shrimp dumplings, drank fragrant sweet potato porridge, and watched TV programs——

Well, it will continue to rain tomorrow~

Oh, the 9th of this month is the Harvest Festival, so the mayor should come to inform you tomorrow morning~

Oh, this week's TV shopping is a sofa?

Lin Xia was tempted again. After the expansion, the house seemed a bit empty, especially the west side. If she put a set of sofas and bought an LCD TV, it would be more comfortable to rest at night! And when guests come to the house in the future, she can invite them to rest and drink tea on the sofa instead of having to sit at the dining table like now.

Well, let's go order some tonight.

Because it rained today and there were no crops to harvest, Lin Xia simply let all the dwarfs rest today, including the dwarfs who took care of the animals, so Lin Xia had to take care of the animals by herself today.

After breakfast, Lin Xia took various tools and started working. She first brushed Bailong's back, then came to the animal house to brush the backs of cows and sheep, prepared pasture, and then milked the healthy cows, sheared the sheep and alpacas that could be sheared, and processed the milk products into milk powder, and the wool into corresponding wool yarn.

Next we come to the pigpen, which is relatively simple. Just put the feed in place. The pigpen cleans automatically and the pigs do not need to be brushed.

Finally, come to the chicken and rabbit hut, add feed, pick up eggs, the rabbits' hair does not need to be cut for the time being, hug each chick to increase their intimacy ~ work is done!

Just as I was about to leave, Da Zhuang pecked at the corner of my clothes - oh, yes, Da Zhuang's food intake is three times, hey, pets are expensive!

"Da Zhuang, don't pick at the corners of my clothes in the future. Clothes have to be bought with money. Several of my clothes are fine in other places except that the corners are badly damaged. It would be a waste to just throw them away, and it would be shabby to wear them. You can't ask me to patch them, right? So in the future, if you want to remind me of something, just pat me with your wings. Don't be too hard, okay?" Lin Xia warned Da Zhuang seriously.

Da Zhuang ate the late feed, flapped his wings perfunctorily, and turned his butt towards Lin Xia.

Lin Xia consoled herself: Although I ate a little too much, I still have some skills, and I can also help train Ah Huang, so it’s not a loss, not a loss~

written request for leave

My family will be visiting the graves tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, so please take two days off!